verb
misthemō
Greekμισθόομαι (misthoomai)
Strong’sG3409
I hire out, hire, engage
stem misth-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μισθόω, -ῶ
(< μισθός), [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שׂכר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3409 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmis-tho'-o
to let out for wages, i.e. (middle voice) to hire
Fromfrom G3408;
King Jameshire.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| misthetaἐμισθώσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | hired | 1× |
| mistheraμισθώσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | hire | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemō | mistheme | misthemi | misthema | misthemē | misthemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | misthesō | misthese | misthesi | misthesa | misthesē | mistheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthetō | misthete | mistheti | mistheta1×ἐμισθώσατο | misthetē | misthetelē |
| we 1st person plural | misthenō | misthene | mistheni | misthena | misthenē | misthenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevō | mistheve | misthevi | mistheva | misthevē | misthevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | misthelō | misthele | mistheli | misthela | misthelē | misthelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemeiō | misthemeia | misthemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mistheseiō | mistheseia | mistheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mistheteiō | mistheteia | mistheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mistheneiō | mistheneia | mistheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mistheveiō | mistheveia | mistheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mistheleiō | mistheleia | mistheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | misthesōr | misthesar | misthesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthetōr | misthetar | misthetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevōr | misthevar | misthevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | misthelōr | misthelar | misthelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemoiō | misthemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | misthesoiō | misthesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthetoiō | misthetoia |
| we 1st person plural | misthenoiō | misthenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevoiō | misthevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mistheloiō | mistheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mistherō | mistheri | misthera1×μισθώσασθαι | mistherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mistherōtos | mistheritos | mistheratos | mistherētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
misth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
mistheta“hired”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 20:7“hired”legalō auto; Hoti oudenos nin mistheta. legatō autoi; Hupagavōr kai vis eis ton ampelōnon.‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
misthera“hire”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Matthew 20:1“hire”Homoias gar atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.